Mr. Chen has left.
Looking at his retreating figure, Lu Mochuan said regretfully, "It looks like this deal is going to fall through again."
"Is my sister-in-law here on purpose to upset me and help my second brother vent his anger?"
Lin Yusheng looked at him, "You know that, why are you still asking?"
"Well, I have to double-check, what if there's a misunderstanding?"
Lu Mochuan never showed any malice.
Lin Yusheng couldn't see through this person either, and she said, "I'm too lazy to waste my breath on you."
After saying that, she was about to take a detour.
But Lu Mochuan reached out and stopped her.
Lin Yusheng wasn't worried about what he would do to her in public, so she asked, "Is there anything else?"
"I came all this way just for this one deal, but you, sister-in-law, unfairly snatched it away. You have to compensate me," Lu Mochuan said in a somewhat frivolous manner.
"First, don't call me sister-in-law. Second, if you want compensation, I don't have any."
Lin Yusheng was about to leave after she finished speaking.
Lu Moran still wouldn't give in. He said bluntly, "Yes, give me your second brother's contact information as compensation."
Lin Yusheng looked at him with a puzzled expression, then couldn't hold back anymore, "Are you sick? Aye has already severed ties with the Lu family, so stop calling him 'Second Brother' and 'Sister-in-law' all the time."
"And another thing, there's no compensation."
How could someone demand compensation by obtaining the opponent's contact information?
Lu Mochuan's face is pale; he must have been abroad for too long. Could it be...?
Could it be a love rival?
Lin Yusheng felt uneasy. Although the possibility of this guess being true was slim, just thinking about it made her feel terrified.
She respects same-sex relationships, but she absolutely will not allow anyone to have a crush on her man.
Lu Mochuan hissed and said, "You're so heartless."
What feelings do I have for you?
“That’s true.” Lu Mochuan was convinced. He said, “Then I’ll be going now. I wish you all the best in your work.”
Lin Yusheng: "..." It was like punching cotton.
Lu Mochuan left, got into the car, and rubbed his temples wearily; the alcohol was starting to take effect.
He wasn't a very good drinker to begin with.
Just then, the phone rang again.
Lu Mochuan glanced at the phone with annoyance, and when he saw it was his father, he became even more annoyed, but he had no choice but to answer.
Lu Jiwen's first words were, "So? Did you close the deal?"
"No, it's probably a waste of money."
"What's going on? Didn't President Chen already express interest before?"
Lu Mochuan gave a mocking smile, "Now that TL is in the lead, all of its products outperform ours in every aspect. At this critical juncture, everyone would choose TL as their first choice, right?"
"So Mr. Chen not only didn't buy our product, but also chose TL."
"Um."
"Lu Mochuan, what have you learned all these years abroad? You can't even close a business deal."
Lu Mochuan was also furious. He had been socializing these past few days, and he wasn't very good at it to begin with, and he kept running into obstacles. He was already fed up with it.
“I told you long ago that I changed my college application behind your back. I’m not studying economics. I know nothing about business. You’ve been forcing me into this.”
"Alright," Lu Jing said, standing next to Lu Jiwen.
He asked, "Previously, Mr. Chen said that his budget was insufficient, and even if he wanted to cooperate with TL, it wouldn't be so easy. Why did he suddenly change his mind? Did something happen in between?"
It has to be said that Lu Jing's mind is frighteningly intelligent.
But Lu Mochuan had already prepared his explanation. He calmly said, "Nothing happened. It's just that some shareholders on President Chen's side insisted on raising funds to buy TL's products. President Chen couldn't persuade them otherwise, and he was already interested in TL. It looks like we're going to have to work for nothing again."
Lu Jiwen got angry as soon as he heard this, "You... what exactly can you do?"
"What can I do? It doesn't matter who negotiates this deal, Grandpa. I think it's better to conserve our strength and withdraw from the market than to fight a battle we can't win here."
Lu Jing sighed. He had thought of this too, but...
"If we withdraw now, the Lu family will cease to exist."
Lu Jing's tone was filled with helplessness and regret.
Lu Mochuan fell silent. His grandfather had devoted his entire life's work to the Lu family business, and he couldn't bring himself to ask him to give it up.
Lu Jiwen's breathing became heavy. "If the Lu family loses power, that rebellious son will not let me and your mother off the hook."
“If what happened back then really did happen, then you have wronged Aunt Gu and Second Brother, and you deserve to be punished.” Lu Mochuan was agitated, his eyes bloodshot.
He was abroad and had no idea what had happened at home.
“You…” Lu Jiwen was furious.
Lu Mochuan hung up the phone immediately.
He turned off his phone, leaned back in his chair, and tried to calm himself down.
When he was little, his father was busy, his mother was always in a bad mood and had a bad temper, and his older brother had his own friends, so there was no one at home to play with him.
His family hired a tutor for him when he was very young, but he was not as smart as his older brother and often couldn't learn the material, so he inevitably got scolded.
When he has nothing to do, he likes to wander around the house and play by himself.
He thought everyone's childhood was this boring, until one day he heard laughter coming from the guarded house.
"Mom, Mom, a little higher."
"good!"
"Wow~ Mom, look how high I'm flying!"
The laughter and joy made Lu Mochuan very envious, because his mother had never seemed to have played with him so happily before.
He knew that his second brother and his brother's mother lived there.
He had only met them a few times because they were trapped in the house and not allowed to come out, and his mother disliked Aunt Gu so she wouldn't let him get close to her.
But Lu Mochuan became curious at this moment.
He ran over, hid behind the door and peeked inside, refusing to leave no matter how the guards tried to persuade him.
There's a swing under a tree inside the house, decorated with many fresh little flowers; it's very pretty.
A little boy, not much older than him, sat on the swing. He was smiling so hard his eyes were squinted into slits. He had fair skin and incredibly handsome features.
Behind him, a woman in a long dress, so beautiful that it was impossible to look away, gently pushed his back, making him swing even higher.
Lu Mochuan was stunned, his bright black eyes filled with envy.
The commotion quickly caught the attention of the two people inside.
Gu Wanxing walked over, and Lu Mochuan shyly hid behind the door.
He heard a gentle voice, "Why did you come here all by yourself?"
At that time, Lu Mochuan thought, "If only my mother were this gentle."
He said timidly, "Nobody plays with me."
Gu Wanxing smiled, "How about Auntie and brother play with you?"
Lu Mochuan initially found it unbelievable, but he smiled happily when Aunt Gu reached out her hand to him.
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